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Iowa Section 8 rent calculator
18,890 Iowa households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency ran 2,642. The average household paid $399 a month toward rent and utilities.
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Who runs vouchers in Iowa
Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency is the largest voucher agency in Iowa, ahead of Iowa City Housing Authority (1,235 households) and 32 smaller agencies.
Waits before admission averaged 2 months at Keokuk Housing Authority and 63 at Iowa Northland Regional Housing Authority.
Average family payments ran from $325 at Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority to $523 at Iowa City Housing Authority.
- Households
- 18,890
- Avg. family payment
- $399
- Avg. yearly income
- $15,895
- Avg. wait
- 24 months
- 2-bed / 3+ bed units
- 38% / 23%
| Agency | Households | Avg. family payment | Avg. wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency IA020 | 2,642 | $402 | 29 mo |
| Iowa City Housing Authority IA022 | 1,235 | $523 | 42 mo |
| Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority IA131 | 1,004 | $449 | 21 mo |
| Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority IA117 | 994 | $358 | 27 mo |
| Cedar Rapids Housing Services IA024 | 939 | $400 | 22 mo |
| Waterloo Housing Authority IA050 | 937 | $385 | 35 mo |
| City of Sioux City Housing Authority IA018 | 919 | $361 | 7 mo |
| Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency IA107 | 905 | $357 | 63 mo |
| City of Dubuque IA087 | 903 | $389 | 13 mo |
| Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority IA129 | 867 | $388 | 5 mo |
| Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority IA126 | 754 | $325 | 34 mo |
| Davenport Housing Commission IA045 | 677 | $417 | 19 mo |
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.
FY2027 rent references for Iowa
HUD’s county workbook contains 99 location rows across 92 FMR areas in Iowa. The two-bedroom references range from $927 in Allamakee County (Allamakee County, IA) to $1,450 in Pottawattamie County (Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.
Iowa metropolitan HUD areas
| HUD area | Rows | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
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| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 3 | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 5 | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA | 1 | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 |
| Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $942 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | $1,972 |
| Dubuque, IA MSA | 1 | $788 | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | $1,865 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 |
| Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $891 | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | $1,768 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA | 1 | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $734 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | $1,762 |
| Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $712 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | $1,349 |
| Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | $1,317 |
| Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $782 | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | $1,395 |
| Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $684 | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | $1,291 |
| Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 |
| Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $646 | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
The other 77 Iowa rows use 77 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $927 to $1,104; $927 applies to 49 of them.
99 location rows
| Location / HUD area | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
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| Adair County Adair County, IA | $709 | $729 | $954 | $1,236 | $1,380 |
| Adams County Adams County, IA | $700 | $721 | $943 | $1,268 | $1,273 |
| Allamakee County Allamakee County, IA | $688 | $763 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,475 |
| Appanoose County Appanoose County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,273 |
| Audubon County Audubon County, IA | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,239 | $1,549 |
| Benton County Benton County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $684 | $751 | $982 | $1,267 | $1,291 |
| Black Hawk County Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 |
| Boone County Boone County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $763 | $768 | $967 | $1,339 | $1,453 |
| Bremer County Bremer County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $712 | $782 | $1,023 | $1,343 | $1,349 |
| Buchanan County Buchanan County, IA | $712 | $716 | $937 | $1,297 | $1,522 |
| Buena Vista County Buena Vista County, IA | $781 | $788 | $1,031 | $1,284 | $1,355 |
| Butler County Butler County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,325 |
| Calhoun County Calhoun County, IA | $688 | $732 | $927 | $1,113 | $1,218 |
| Carroll County Carroll County, IA | $796 | $801 | $927 | $1,174 | $1,239 |
| Cass County Cass County, IA | $688 | $727 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,533 |
| Cedar County Cedar County, IA | $720 | $741 | $969 | $1,269 | $1,274 |
| Cerro Gordo County Cerro Gordo County, IA | $744 | $749 | $927 | $1,218 | $1,485 |
| Cherokee County Cherokee County, IA | $688 | $767 | $927 | $1,203 | $1,288 |
| Chickasaw County Chickasaw County, IA | $688 | $795 | $927 | $1,262 | $1,266 |
| Clarke County Clarke County, IA | $659 | $781 | $946 | $1,272 | $1,277 |
| Clay County Clay County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Clayton County Clayton County, IA | $688 | $721 | $927 | $1,169 | $1,383 |
| Clinton County Clinton County, IA | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,549 |
| Crawford County Crawford County, IA | $688 | $783 | $927 | $1,282 | $1,320 |
| Dallas County Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 |
| Davis County Davis County, IA | $792 | $815 | $1,066 | $1,270 | $1,439 |
| Decatur County Decatur County, IA | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,533 |
| Delaware County Delaware County, IA | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,119 | $1,549 |
| Des Moines County Des Moines County, IA | $769 | $844 | $1,104 | $1,444 | $1,533 |
| Dickinson County Dickinson County, IA | $829 | $834 | $1,091 | $1,424 | $1,434 |
| Dubuque County Dubuque, IA MSA | $788 | $891 | $1,131 | $1,516 | $1,865 |
| Emmet County Emmet County, IA | $688 | $778 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 |
| Fayette County Fayette County, IA | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,240 | $1,306 |
| Floyd County Floyd County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,136 | $1,359 |
| Franklin County Franklin County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,143 | $1,549 |
| Fremont County Fremont County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,320 |
| Greene County Greene County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,212 | $1,448 |
| Grundy County Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $763 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,401 | $1,832 |
| Guthrie County Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 |
| Hamilton County Hamilton County, IA | $746 | $796 | $1,004 | $1,196 | $1,320 |
| Hancock County Hancock County, IA | $688 | $750 | $927 | $1,120 | $1,549 |
| Hardin County Hardin County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,196 | $1,335 |
| Harrison County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 |
| Henry County Henry County, IA | $667 | $732 | $958 | $1,259 | $1,264 |
| Howard County Howard County, IA | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,523 |
| Humboldt County Humboldt County, IA | $688 | $820 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 |
| Ida County Ida County, IA | $688 | $839 | $927 | $1,155 | $1,218 |
| Iowa County Iowa County, IA | $688 | $770 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,549 |
| Jackson County Jackson County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Jasper County Jasper County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $782 | $787 | $989 | $1,330 | $1,395 |
| Jefferson County Jefferson County, IA | $832 | $838 | $1,096 | $1,306 | $1,440 |
| Johnson County Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $942 | $1,002 | $1,180 | $1,634 | $1,972 |
| Jones County Jones County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $646 | $734 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Keokuk County Keokuk County, IA | $688 | $766 | $927 | $1,159 | $1,251 |
| Kossuth County Kossuth County, IA | $709 | $811 | $954 | $1,137 | $1,254 |
| Lee County Lee County, IA | $680 | $746 | $976 | $1,295 | $1,448 |
| Linn County Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $734 | $806 | $1,054 | $1,459 | $1,762 |
| Louisa County Louisa County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,133 | $1,292 |
| Lucas County Lucas County, IA | $706 | $727 | $951 | $1,279 | $1,284 |
| Lyon County Lyon County, IA | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,126 | $1,242 |
| Madison County Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 |
| Mahaska County Mahaska County, IA | $718 | $723 | $946 | $1,157 | $1,243 |
| Marion County Marion County, IA | $711 | $826 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,378 |
| Marshall County Marshall County, IA | $698 | $719 | $940 | $1,231 | $1,235 |
| Mills County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 |
| Mitchell County Mitchell County, IA | $688 | $801 | $927 | $1,190 | $1,218 |
| Monona County Monona County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,162 | $1,549 |
| Monroe County Monroe County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 |
| Montgomery County Montgomery County, IA | $688 | $852 | $927 | $1,267 | $1,378 |
| Muscatine County Muscatine County, IA | $812 | $867 | $1,093 | $1,315 | $1,622 |
| O'Brien County O'Brien County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,105 | $1,218 |
| Osceola County Osceola County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Page County Page County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,184 | $1,255 |
| Palo Alto County Palo Alto County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,247 | $1,251 |
| Plymouth County Plymouth County, IA | $756 | $778 | $1,018 | $1,315 | $1,385 |
| Pocahontas County Pocahontas County, IA | $663 | $709 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Polk County Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 |
| Pottawattamie County Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,167 | $1,219 | $1,450 | $1,924 | $2,179 |
| Poweshiek County Poweshiek County, IA | $729 | $854 | $1,014 | $1,403 | $1,433 |
| Ringgold County Ringgold County, IA | $688 | $725 | $927 | $1,151 | $1,251 |
| Sac County Sac County, IA | $791 | $796 | $927 | $1,215 | $1,219 |
| Scott County Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA | $787 | $852 | $1,056 | $1,396 | $1,697 |
| Shelby County Shelby County, IA | $688 | $838 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Sioux County Sioux County, IA | $741 | $764 | $1,000 | $1,279 | $1,361 |
| Story County Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $891 | $944 | $1,061 | $1,469 | $1,768 |
| Tama County Tama County, IA | $702 | $722 | $945 | $1,198 | $1,317 |
| Taylor County Taylor County, IA | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,198 | $1,290 |
| Union County Union County, IA | $646 | $709 | $927 | $1,210 | $1,218 |
| Van Buren County Van Buren County, IA | $706 | $726 | $950 | $1,132 | $1,515 |
| Wapello County Wapello County, IA | $799 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,409 | $1,414 |
| Warren County Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,102 | $1,145 | $1,360 | $1,856 | $1,901 |
| Washington County Washington County, IA HUD Metro FMR Area | $761 | $766 | $1,002 | $1,278 | $1,317 |
| Wayne County Wayne County, IA | $688 | $723 | $927 | $1,232 | $1,251 |
| Webster County Webster County, IA | $667 | $709 | $927 | $1,191 | $1,549 |
| Winnebago County Winnebago County, IA | $688 | $818 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,374 |
| Winneshiek County Winneshiek County, IA | $688 | $710 | $927 | $1,214 | $1,218 |
| Woodbury County Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA | $831 | $965 | $1,194 | $1,447 | $1,618 |
| Worth County Worth County, IA | $688 | $709 | $927 | $1,284 | $1,293 |
| Wright County Wright County, IA | $701 | $722 | $944 | $1,125 | $1,241 |
Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.
Iowa housing agency directory
The HUD Iowa contact report lists 63 agencies; these 37 run Section 8 or combined programs.
- Area XV Multi-County Housing AgencyIA124 · Combined
- Albia Housing AgencyIA114 · Combined
- Southeast Iowa Regional Housing AuthorityIA128 · Section 8
- Low Rent Housing Agency of BurlingtonIA015 · Combined
- Region XII Regional Housing AuthorityIA122 · Section 8
- Cedar Falls Housing CommissionIA113 · Section 8
- Cedar Rapids Housing ServicesIA024 · Section 8
- Centerville Municipal Housing AgencyIA042 · Combined
- Charles City Hsg and Redev AuthorityIA002 · Combined
- Low Rent Housing Agency of ClintonIA098 · Combined
- Municipal Housing Agency of Council BluffsIA023 · Combined
- Southern Iowa Regional Housing AuthorityIA117 · Combined
- Davenport Housing CommissionIA045 · Combined
- Upper Explorerland Regional Housing AuthorityIA130 · Section 8
- Des Moines Municipal Housing AgencyIA020 · Combined
- City of DubuqueIA087 · Section 8
- Eastern Iowa Regional Housing AuthorityIA126 · Combined
- Evansdale Municipal Housing AuthorityIA038 · Combined
- Fort Dodge Municipal Housing AgencyIA107 · Combined
- Fort Madison Housing AuthorityIA047 · Combined
- Central Iowa Regional Housing AuthorityIA131 · Combined
- Grinnell Low Rent Housing AuthorityIA084 · Section 8
- Warren County Housing AuthorityIA120 · Section 8
- Iowa City Housing AuthorityIA022 · Combined
- Keokuk Housing AuthorityIA030 · Combined
- Low Rent Housing Agency of KnoxvilleIA119 · Combined
- City of Marshalltown Rent Assistance ProgramIA125 · Section 8
- Mason City Housing AuthorityIA108 · Section 8
- North Iowa Regional Housing AuthorityIA127 · Combined
- Muscatine Municipal Housing AgencyIA049 · Combined
- Oskaloosa Municipal Housing AgencyIA100 · Section 8
- Ottumwa Housing AuthorityIA004 · Combined
- City of Sioux City Housing AuthorityIA018 · Section 8
- Northwest Iowa Regional Housing AuthorityIA129 · Section 8
- Low Rent Housing Agency of Spirit LakeIA057 · Section 8
- Waterloo Housing AuthorityIA050 · Combined
- Iowa Northland Regional Housing AuthorityIA132 · Section 8
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